Water Use - Ohio Kentucky Indiana Active
The USGS National Water-Use Information Program collects data about the quantities of water withdrawn for specific uses: public supply, domestic, industrial, mining, thermoelectric power, irrigation, livestock, and aquaculture. On a broader scale, we research how humans interact with the hydrologic cycle throuugh water withdrawal, water delivery, consumptive use, return flows, wastewater reuse, and instream use. Every 5 years since 1950, water-use data have been compiled and disseminated as part of the USGS National Water-Use Information program. Water-use data are available by county and 8-digit Hydrologic Unit Codes.
The USGS National Water-Use Information program collects and compiles data on how water is used throughout the United States. Data is collected for eight primary categories: public supply, domestic, industrial, mining, thermoelectric power, irrigation, livestock, and aquaculture.
Since 1950, a national compilation of aggregated water use has been published every 5 years. The next water-use compilation report will be for 2015.
Water-use data for Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana are compiled and aggregated annually and the national 5-year compilations are available on NWISweb: Ohio || Kentucky || Indiana
So how much water do we use?
From the 2010 aggregated water use for all categories, Indiana and Kentucky together used
22.410 billion gallons per day
which equates to
1,004 gallons per day per person
WaterSMART
WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage Americas Resources for Tomorrow)is one of the programs created by the Department of the Interior to implement the 2009 SECURE Water Act. One of the key components of WaterSMART is the National Water Census. The focus of the National Water Census is national water availability and use. The National Water Census is developing new water accounting tools and assessing water availability at regional and national scales.
Estimated Use of Water
- 2010 by County
- 2005 by County
- 2000 by County
- 1995 by County
- 1990 by County
- 1985 by County
- 1950 to 1980 publication data for States
Below are publications associated with this project.
Estimated use of water in the United States in 1975
Estimated use of water in the United States in 1970
Below are partners associated with this project.
- Overview
The USGS National Water-Use Information Program collects data about the quantities of water withdrawn for specific uses: public supply, domestic, industrial, mining, thermoelectric power, irrigation, livestock, and aquaculture. On a broader scale, we research how humans interact with the hydrologic cycle throuugh water withdrawal, water delivery, consumptive use, return flows, wastewater reuse, and instream use. Every 5 years since 1950, water-use data have been compiled and disseminated as part of the USGS National Water-Use Information program. Water-use data are available by county and 8-digit Hydrologic Unit Codes.
The USGS National Water-Use Information program collects and compiles data on how water is used throughout the United States. Data is collected for eight primary categories: public supply, domestic, industrial, mining, thermoelectric power, irrigation, livestock, and aquaculture.
Since 1950, a national compilation of aggregated water use has been published every 5 years. The next water-use compilation report will be for 2015.
Water-use data for Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana are compiled and aggregated annually and the national 5-year compilations are available on NWISweb: Ohio || Kentucky || Indiana
So how much water do we use?
From the 2010 aggregated water use for all categories, Indiana and Kentucky together used
22.410 billion gallons per day
which equates to
1,004 gallons per day per person
WaterSMART
WaterSMART (Sustain and Manage Americas Resources for Tomorrow)is one of the programs created by the Department of the Interior to implement the 2009 SECURE Water Act. One of the key components of WaterSMART is the National Water Census. The focus of the National Water Census is national water availability and use. The National Water Census is developing new water accounting tools and assessing water availability at regional and national scales.
Estimated Use of Water
- 2010 by County
- 2005 by County
- 2000 by County
- 1995 by County
- 1990 by County
- 1985 by County
- 1950 to 1980 publication data for States
- Publications
Below are publications associated with this project.
Filter Total Items: 14Estimated use of water in the United States in 1975
Estimates of water use in the United States in 1975 indicate that an average of about 420 bgd (billion gallons per day) about 1,900 gallons per capita per day was withdrawn for the four principal off-channel uses which are (1) publicsupply (for domestic, commercial, and industrial uses), (2) rural (domestic and livestock), (3) irrigation, and (4) self-supplied industrial (including thermoelectricAuthorsCharles Richard Murray, E. Bodette ReevesEstimated use of water in the United States in 1970
Estimates of water use in the United States in 1970 indicate that an average of about 370 bgd (billion gallons per day)about 1,800 gallons per capita per day--was withdrawn for the four principal off-channel uses which are (1) public-supply (for domestic, commercial, and industrial uses), (2) rural (domestic and livestock), (3) irrigation, and (4) self-supplied industrial (including thermoelectricAuthorsCharles Richard Murray, E. Bodette Reeves - Partners
Below are partners associated with this project.